Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-08

q. S. pIsrRIcr couRr.
Wade Sent up for Two Years-The Trial Of Ba
ney Cooper Commenced

q. S. DISTRICT COURT.
| Wade Sent up for Two Years-The Trial Of Bar
! ney Cooper Commenced.
Bill Wade was yesterday brought in
to court to answer to two charges Of intro
ducing liquors into the Territory; there are
other charges against this some what noto-
rious individual among which may be men
toned cattle and horse stealing, but this is
one OF introducing liquors into the forbid
den tract Of Uncle Sans domain sufficed
Prost cutor Perry for the time being. The
| Others will be brought in time to come. he
ssas represented by Mr.. Musseiler who fought
| the case for all what was in it; but there
was too much against his client. so that the
jury after a short delibera, ion returned
Wade guilty. Judge Foster then sentenced
him to one year on each charge.
The next case called was that of Jacob and
Joseph Tabler, two colored boys charged
with murder. Mr.. Campbell had been
assigned as their counsel at the
last session Of the court in this city, but at
| the last moment he had refused to act in that
capacity and so their defense was undertaken
by Messrs. Sumner and Miller, of Arkansas
Citw.
The two prisoners were brought into court
and had the appearance of being about IS
and 20 years of age; both very dark, with
| small eyes, thick lips and unpleasant looking
faces. The indictment charges them with
the killing Of A. P. Goodykountz and Frank
Cass in the Territory, Aug. 10, 1885; they
shot Goodyi ountz in the head with pistol
and Cas- in the breast while the two men
Were asleep.
The absence of some important and mater
ial witnesses for the defense caused the con-
tinuance of the case, and the substitution in
stead that Of Barney Cooper.
Toe last named prisoner was next
brought in court. Cooper, it is charged
in the Indictment, did on the sixth Of
July, 1885, kill an Indian woman
number Of the Cheyenne tribe. The i'm
pannellings Of the jury was begun, but was
not completed at the adjournment Of court
This case will no doubt be hotly contested;
Messrs. Ebey and McMeachan, the attorneys
for the defense, have put no little study upon
the case, and will contest every point close
ly. Jack Stillwell arrived from the Terri
tory yesterday afternoon with large num-
Der Of witnesses in the case. Among the
number was the stately Whirlwind whose
figure was at former session SO frequently
seen upon the street; he is one of the prUseeu-
ting witnesses, his sister-in-law being the
woman who was Barny's victim.
A night session was also held in which the |
PANEL of the jury was completed and one
witness, the wife Of the Indian Chief Whirl- |
wind, was examined. She testified that she |
saw the body of the murdered woman short |
~ after the crime was committed; saw Pri- |
vate Barney Cooper in the vicinity Of the |
Indian lodges at the same time, and gave a |
detailed account of the surroundings Of the |
place in which the unfortunate woman met |
her death.
DISTRICT COURT.
Work is being pushed radidly through. by
Judge Wall Of the District Court.
Yesterday forenoon the case of the State
vs.. John Walden was tried. The defendant
was the colored man who was captured by
officer Joe Stewart with::soms of the goods
stolen a short time before from the store of
Aunson and McNamara. The thief gained
ntrance to the store room by breaking open
4 window in the rear; it was slick piece Of
business and the perpetrator had n anaged to
% make his escape unseen and u heard. He
would, perhaps, never have been called upon
% answer for the crime had he not endea-
Tored to dispose of some of the stolen goods.
rhs fact of his effort to sell the goods
cached the ears Of the police force and thus
officer Joe Stewart made his arrest.
After hearing the case through the jury re-
ired and shortly afterwards returned with a
'erdict Of guilty. He has not vet received |
lis sen tence.
In the afternoon the case against Henry
'oote was called. The defendant, a mulatto
10Y not over Is, was seen with two boxes of
obacco in his possession and afterwards the
obacco was found in the old elevator.
)hicer Spurrier arrested the youth as we'll as
wo companions; the latter, however. prov 6
ng their innocence were dismissed. The trial
ontinued during the afternoon but the ar
ument lad not been completed nor the case
iven as yet to the jury. IL
POLICE COURT
Chas. Doe was the name given by a drunk
rho forfeited s. by his non-appearance in
curt yesterday morning. II
II. Wilkie left his team uuhitched and paid 8
l and costs for the offense IL
Jennie Silvers and four inmates of her =
lace were up before his Honor. They were
ach fned So and costs. Jennie paid the
mount and was dismissed The others had y
o money but were allowed to 20 upon Jen-
lie agreeing to stand good for the amount of !
,eir fines. Her husband, George Silvers,
as called upon to answer to the charge of
agrancy. He was found guilty and fined =
10 and costs which failing to pay he was i,
mt to work out the amount upon the stone h
ile
PROBATE COURT.
Proof was yesterday made Of the will in
lie estate OF Kate Augusta Bounds, de-
.ased.
Petition filed to appoint and administrator 81
y Samuel Mellow, deceased.
Marriage license was issued OF. n Brown
Valley Center, and Ida Vandergrft Of d
Tichita Z,
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